According to a Windows Insider blog post announcing Preview build 26200.5516 (KB5054687) the bypassnro.cmd script has been removed in order to "enhance security and user experience of Windows 11 ...

The WinJS-Microsoft-Account-Bypass repo offers a method to skip the Microsoft Account requirement during Windows 11 OOBE. By accessing the Developer Console, users can trigger a hidden local ...

Note: There are some features of Windows 11 and its connected apps that require an online Microsoft account, so you may not be able to use them without logging in with a different account first.

A popular method to bypass a Microsoft Account during setup is to use a script named 'C:\windows\system32\oobe\BypassNRO.cmd.' When run during Windows 11 setup, it creates a Registry value that ...

We’re removing the bypassnro.cmd script from the build to enhance security and user experience of Windows 11. This change ensures that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a ...

At the prompt, type oobe\bypassnro. Your PC will reboot, placing you back at the Windows 11 setup. Continue where you left off, but make sure you're still disconnected.

“We’re removing the bypassnro.cmd script from the build to enhance security and user experience of Windows 11,” said Amanda Langowski and Brandon LeBlanc, heads of the Windows Insider Program.

If you're not keen on having a Microsoft account on Windows 11, ... Type the following command to disable the internet connection requirement to set up Windows 11 and press Enter: oobe\bypassnro ...

To recap on this, the door being closed was the so-called 'bypassnro' method ... "HideOnlineAccountScreens specifies whether the user will be required to sign-in during OOBE [Windows 11 setup].

At the moment, the removal of BypassNRO.cmd only affects the preview version of Windows 11. In other words, BypassNRO.cmd is still included in the public versions of the OS.